Which of the following systems promotes responses geared toward protecting the individual ("fight or flight")?
A) Autonomic nervous system
B) Sympathetic system
C) Parasympathetic system
D) Central nervous system

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The sympathetic system promotes responses geared toward protecting the individual ("fight or flight"), generally causing a stimulating effect: it speeds up the heart, raises blood glucose levels and blood pressure, reduces peristalsis, and widens the bronchioles, allowing more oxygen to enter the body quickly.

Which of the Following Systems Promotes Responses Geared Toward Protecting